Funeral homes in the UK have launched their new range of all-electric vehicles, following a seven-figure investment into the updated funeralcare fleet and as part of a wider climate action plan. Co-op Funeralcare,…
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On your bike: Surrey FDs chip in for local church cycle rack
A long-established Surrey Funeral Directors has underlined its commitment to their community by providing a local church with a much-needed cycle rack. Anne Rowe, Funeral Arranger at James & Thomas Funeral Directors in…
Digital: 5 dos and don’ts on social media for funeral directors
Embracing social media can help you connect more with your communities and provide valuable support, writes Eimer Duffy. This can be part of an online presence strategy for standing out more in…
Memoria founder Howard Hodgson announces his retirement
Howard Hodgson, founder and CEO of Memoria Limited and previous CEO of Hodgson Holdings plc, has announced that he is stepping down from the business due to ill health. Howard has been a…
France: skeletons of 28 horses discovered in ‘astonishing’ 2,000-year-old graves
Archaeologists in France have uncovered nine “astonishing” graves containing the skeletons of 28 horses that were buried about 2,000 years ago, though their precise cause of death remains a mystery. Discovered in Villedieu-sur-Indre,…
Ashes into diamond ring provides lasting memorial
A W Lymn The Family Funeral Service has helped a family from Nottinghamshire to grow a real-life diamond from their loved one’s cremated remains. After her husband died, a woman who lives near…
Funerals: please involve children and young people, urges charity
The front row funeral seats are the ones that nobody wants to sit at and yet the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish, is keen to remind the…
Grave Tales – Ronald Reagan
One of the most popular and famous American presidents of modern times is buried in an elaborate memorial site in California. Republican Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died on…
Don’t tell the children – new book hopes to reach adults too
Former NAFD President John Adams has teamed up with children’s books author Clare Shaw to produce a new book to encourage wider discussion of death, dying and bereavement called Don’t tell the…
Unicorns and tractors set new trends for children’s coffins
Colourful Coffins says changing trends in children’s coffins means unicorns and tractors are now the most popular designs requested by grieving families. In recent years princesses and dinosaurs have led the way, themes…
